TEXAS FAL Exam Test Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

TEXAS FAL Exam Test Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct What is a REGISTERED FIRM? - ANSWER -A person or organization holding a certificate of registration Residential Fire Alarm Superintendent - ANSWER --designated by a registered firm to: - Electricians & Contractors do not need a FAL if? - ANSWER --They are a party to a contract that provides that the installation will be performed under the direct suoervision of and certified by a licensed employee or agent of a registered firm that assumes full responsibility for the installation of the alarm or detection devices - Tge person or organization does not plan, certiy, lease, sell, service, or maintain fire alarms or detection devices or systems Licensing will not apply to a person or organization that does not install the devices as normal business practice on the property of another - ANSWER -- Owns and installs fire detection or fire alarm devices on their own property - Does not charge for the device or its installation - Installs it for the protection of their personal property located on another's property Electricians licensed by an incorporated city or town who instal fire or smoke detection and alarm devices in a single or multi-family home do not need a license if devices installed are - ANSWER -- Single station detecors; or multiple station detectors capable of being connected in such a manner that acuation of one detector causes all integral or seperate alarms to operate, if the detectors are not connected to a control panel or to an outside alarm, do not transmit signal off premises, and do not use more than 120 volts - All installations comply with provisions of the adopted edition of the Household Fire Warning Equipment, National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 74 Licensing shall not apply to? - ANSWER -- Over the counter or mail order sales if the perso. or organization does not plan, certify, install, service, or maintain this equipment - Response by law enforcement or fire department acting in an official capacity - A texas registered professional engineer acting soley in his professional capacity Licensing provisions shall not apply to those who provide and install at NO CHARGE to the property owners or residents a battery-powerex smoke detector in a single-family or two family residence if? - ANSWER -- The smoke detector is labeled or approved - The installation complies with NFPA 74 - The installers are knowledgeable in fire protection and the proper use of smome detectors - The detector is a single station installation and not a part of or connected to any other detection device or system Do licensing provisions not apply to a regular employee of a registered firm who is under the direct supervision of a licensee? - ANSWER -They do not Licensing provisions shall not apply to? - ANSWER -- A building owner, the owner's managing agent, or theif employees who install battery-operated single station smoke detectors or who monitor fire alarm or fire detection devices or systems in the owners building - And in which the monitoring is performed at the owner's property and monitored at no charge to the occupants of the building - And complies with applicable standards of the NFPA as may br adopted by the rule promulgated under this Act - And utilizes equipment approved by a testing laboratory approved by the State Board of Insurance for fire alarm monitoring Licensing provisions shall not apply to a person employed by a registered firm that sells and installs a smoke or heat detector in a single-family or two-family residence if - ANSWER -- The detectors bears a label of listing or approved by the State Board of Insurance - The installation complies with provisions of the adopted edition of NFPA 74 - The installers are knowledgeable in fire protection and the proper use and placement of detectors - The detector is a single station installation and not a part of or connected to any other detection device or system Can the Board adminster this article and issue rules and regulations which it considers necessary to its administration throught the state fire marshal? - ANSWER -Yes Can the board utilize recognized standards such as , but not limited to, those of the NFPA, the National Electrical Code, those recognized by federal law or regulation, those published by any nationally recognizex standards making organization, or any information furnished by individual manufactures? - ANSWER -Yes Who shall have a certificate of registration issued by the commisioner? - ANSWER -Each person or organization engaged in the business of planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, installing, monitoring, or maintaining fire alarm or fire detection devices or systems What amount is the intial fee not to exceed? - ANSWER -$500 What amount is certificate of registraion renewal fee not to exceed? - ANSWER $500 per year What amount for exclusively of single station devices not to exceed? - ANSWER $250 per year Registered person or firm - ANSWER -- Shall retain at least one fire alarm technician, residential fire alarm superintendent or fire alarm planning superintendent as an employee - Engage in planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, installing, monitori g, or maintaining exclusively single station devices shall have at least one fire alarm technician, residential fire alarm superintendent, or fire alarm planning superintendent Can a limited certificate of registration be issued to persons or organizations whose business is restricted to monitoring? - ANSWER -Yes Is branch office registration certificate required for each separate office location other than the main office? - ANSWER -Yes it is Initial fee of branch office registration certificate? - ANSWER -Initial fee not to exeed $150 What must happen before a branch office registration certificate may be issued? - ANSWER -The commissioner shall identify each branch office as a part of a registered organization